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Push to expand internationalisation at UTokyo

The PIE News

The University of Tokyo’s new five-year combined bachelors and masters degree launching in 2027 will be comprised of 50% international students, as Japan strives for greater internationalisation in higher education.

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President’s Corner: Why Lori White believes DePauw is at a nexus point

University Business

In all that she’d learned in her 40 years of working in higher education, Lori White had found herself in entirely new territory. higher education, ushered in a new digital era and revitalized debate about the value of a degree. For the first time in her career, she was the president of a university.

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Breathing with double lungs: How higher education can thrive in a changing market

University Business

Imagine it’s the year 2027, and you’re an administrator at a university. Higher education is at a crossroads that demands immediate action: We must innovate with new revenue streams or face the adverse effects of an impending enrollment cliff. Few institutions in higher education are successfully implementing these concepts.

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What could the higher education short course trial mean for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

HEPI

Therefore, a new policy – the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) – which provides access to loans for a more flexible approach to higher education, should be welcome. In 2021, the Office for Students (OfS) launched the higher education short course trial. There were also marketing challenges for institutions.

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WEEKEND READING: Look Wot You Dun – Higher education in the run up to election ’24

HEPI

The speech looks at the state of higher education in summer 2023 and ahead to the next general election, due in 2024 (or, less likely, 2025). First, despite working in higher education policy for well over 15 years and despite having visited nearly every UK university, I have never visited the University of Wolverhampton before.

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Never Ending US Higher Ed Enrollment Decline

Higher Education Inquirer

US higher education enrollment has been declining slowly and consistently since 2011. The declines have been small enough for many people outside of higher education to miss this phenomenon. In 2026 and 2027 we expect a more significant drop: a result of declining fertility rates during the 2008-2009 recession.

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Students for Fair Admissions Sues West Point Over Affirmative Action Policies

Insight Into Diversity

Military Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies following the Supreme Court’s recent rulings against similar programs at public higher education institutions. Minorities make up 39 percent of the 1,255 cadets admitted into West Point for the class of 2027, according to the academy’s website.

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